...Former Hakyu Braves' player and coach Yoshihiro Nakatapassed away on Monday due to heart failure. He was 74.

Nakata was a player for the Braves between 1957 and 1968. In 1969, the team brought Nakata back as a batting coach. He also managed 4 Ni-gun games in 1978. Nakata was reassigned to chief scout when the team became the Orix Braves in 1989.

After leaving Orix in 2006, Nakata did baseball commentary for about a year before retiring from public view.